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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GEORGE W. LONG, OF DELAIVARE, IOlVA.

COR'N-HARVESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 467,1 10, dateclJanuary12, 1892.

Application filed December 10, 1890- Serial No. 374,169. (No model.)

To (4Z4 whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE WV. LONG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Delaware, in the county of Delaware and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Harvesters; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates, generally, to cornharvesters, and particularly toimprovements in a machine in that class for harvesting, binding, andshocking corn and sugar-cane; and it consists in the improvedconstruction and arrangement or combination of parts, hereinafter fullydisclosed in the description, drawings, and claims.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide a machine of thecharacter named, which will be strong and compact, composed ofcomparatively few parts and reliable and expeditious in operation;second, to provide improved means for guiding and conveying the stalksto the knife or cutter and for carrying said stalks after they have beensevered to what may be termed the packingchamber, third, to provide abox or shocking-chamber at the rear end of the machine for receiving thesheaves of stalks from said packing-chamber; fourth,to provide improveddevices for drawing together or binding the shocks in theshocking-chamber; fifth, to provide novel means for discharging thebound shocks from the shocking-chamber, and, sixth, to provide othernovel devices and combinations whichare accessorial to those thusmentioned. These objects are accomplished by the mechanisms illustratedin the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, inwhich the same reference-numerals indicate the same or correspondingparts, and in which- Figure 1 re'presei'its a top plan view of myimproved corn-harvester; Fig. 2, a view in elevation of the right sideof the same; Fig, 2, a vertical section of the horizontally-projectingarm of the crane, the longitudinallymovable pointed bar mounted thereon,the

longitudinally-movable short bar mounted upon the latter, and theadjustable brace-bar, the section being on the line 2 of Fig. 2, the

two-armed bracket and the spring-pressed pin being also shown therein inside eleva tion; Fig. 3, a side View of the left side of the machine;Fig. 4, a perspective view of a portion of the shocking-chamber and someof its attachments, and Fig. 5 a detail plan view of an alternative formor construction of the knife or cutter.

Referring to the parts of my invention, as shown in the drawings, thenumeral 1 indicates the main frame of the machine, which may beconstructed in any suitable or desir able manner, and upon it aresecured the journal-boxes 2, in which the shaft 3 of the traction ordriving-wheel 4 is mounted. This wheel is provided with the inner coggedrim 5, which meshes with the pinion 6, secured to the power-transmittingshaft 7, which is mounted just in rear of the drive-wheel shaft 3. Thispinion 6 is connected to the shaft 7 by a suitable spline or feather, soas to be capable of longitudinal movement thereon. The pivotedshifting-lever 8 is provided for moving said pinion on its spline intoand out of engagement with the cogged rim 5, while the notched plate 9serves to lock the front end of said lever and thus hold said pinion ineither position to which it may be adjusted. The bevel gear-wheel 10 isalso secured to the power-transmitting or main shaft 7, and is inengagement with the smaller bevel gear-wheel 11 on the rear end of theshort shaft 12, which is journaled in the box 13, secured to the mainframe at right angles to said main shaft. A crank-disk. 14 is secured tothe forward end of said shaft 12 and connected by the pitman 15 to theinner end of the knife or cutter-bar 16, which is movable in ordinaryguides secured to the front side of one of the cross-beams of the mainframe. Projecting from the left side of the machine, slightly in rear ofits middle, is an axle upon which is journaled the supportingwheel17,and at the rear end and near the right side of the machine is seenredihe casterwheel 18.

Along the portion of the left side of the machine and suitably securedto the frame-work thereof are the vertical sprocket-chain-supportingframes 19, which are spaced a proper distance apart, provided withflared or V- shaped forward ends and composed of verti- ICO cal postsand horizontal beams which are faced on their inner sides with thelinings 20 of sheet metal or other suitable material for preventing thesilk and blades of the corn from coming into contact with and cloggingthe gearing and other parts. Along the left end portion of the mainshaft 7 are secured two vertically-arranged bevel gear-wheels 21, whichengage the horizontally-arranged bevel gear-wheels 22 on the lower endsof the two vertical shafts 23, which are journaled in the rear portionsof the vertical frames 19 and provided each with two sprocket-wheels 24.To the front ends of said frames 19 and at suitable Vertical distancesapart are secured the longitudinally-adjustable supports 25, in whichare journaled the idler sprocket-wheels 26. Upon these sproeket-wheelsand idlers are mounted and engaged the endless sprocket-chains 27, twoupon each frame 19, which are provided with horizontal prongs or spurs28 of any suitable length. About midway of these frames are journaledthe crank-shafts 29, upon which are loosely mounted thelargesprocket-wheels 30, which are arranged in side of the lower endlesssprocket-chains for keeping them at the proper tension, forbringing themcloser together when the corn is light, and for separating them to aproper extent when the corn is heavy. These large sprocketwheels arearranged above and a little in front of the knife or cutter-bar 16;also, the lower ends of their crank-shafts 29 are slotted and havesecured therein the strong flat sprin s 31, against the rear ends ofwhich bear the thumbscrews 32, which pass through the small standardsThe tendency of these springs is to constantly press these largesprocketwheels and the chains passing thereover toward each other andagainst the corn; but they readily yield when the pressure of the cornis too great; also, the constant tendency of these crankshafts and theirsprocket-wheels to vibrate greatly relieves the strain upon the chainsand other parts, but their special purpose is to counteract the frictioncaused during the cutting of the corn and while the weight thereof restsupon the platform in rear of the cutter-bar 16, and thus permit thelower chains to force the butts of the cut corn along as fast as thetops are moved by the upper chains. In the sheet-metal linings of thechain-frames 19 are formed the horizontal slots 34: for receiving andpermitting the free rotation of the sprocket-wheels 2i and while theendless sprocket-chains 27 are mov' ing along the inner sides of saidlinings.

Secured to the mainframe just below the front ends of the two verticalchain-fram es 19 are the downwardly-inclined V-shaped guiderods 35,which are employed for lifting or raising fallen and inclined stalks ofcorn and properly guiding them between the sprocketchains for beingdelivered to the cutter. These guide-rods are formed with the curves 36at the rear ends of their lower arms 37, which are secured to said mainframe by the guide bolts 38, which are made sufliciently strong to holdsaid guiderods firmly; also, said curves pass through the clam p-bolts39, which permit the front ends of said guide-rods to be raised orlowered and held at any desired distance above the ground. lheseclamp-bolts are screw-threaded, passed through the sides of the mainframe, and secured against the inner sides thereof by means of nuts, asshown by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

Between the rear ends of thevertical chainframes 19 and in rear of theknife or cutter and its bar 16, with the floor 40 for its bottom, isformed the packing-chamber 41, which receives the stalks as they are cutand holds them as they are moved along and packed closely together bythe sprocket-chains. The rear end of this chamber is held normallyclosed by the gate 42, which is pivoted at its right side and has thespring 43 pressing against its back for holding it closed until enoughstalks have accumulated to form a sheaf of size requiring removal.Communicating with this packing-chamber is the wide laterally-extendingbottom 44-, which is supported upon the main frame and which, inconnection with the inclined end wall 4-5, the front and rear walls 46and 47, and the door 48, constitutes the shocking-chamber4L9,withinwhich the operator stands, receives the sheaves of stalks from saidpacking-chamber, forms the shocks into the desired size, assists inbinding them, and places them in condition for being swung out of ordischarged from said chamber and placed in vertical position upon theground by the mechanism now to be described.

Near the front end of the machine the vertical standard 50 is rigidlysecu red to the main frame and provided at its upper end withthehorizontal arm or extension 51, which projects toward the rightsideof the machine. This standard and its extension are rigidly held inplace by the inclined stay-rod 52, which is attached to the former, andby the forked stay-rod 53 which is connected to the latter, extendedrearwardly and secured to the upright 5st. From thelatter also extendsthe horizontally-inclined stay-rod 55, which is secured at its front endto the inner vertical chain-frame 19. In the outer end of the extension51 and in the main frame beneath is journaled or pivoted the verticalpost 56 of the crane 57, which is provided with thehorizontally-projecting bar or arm 58, which is pivoted to said verticalpost near its upper end. The free portion of this arm 58 is adjustablysupported by the two-part brace 59, which is jointed at 60 and pivotedat its lower end to the crane-post 56 and at its upper end to thetwo-armed bracket 61, which is firmly bolted to said arm. The joint inthis brace constitutes a toggle connection, which, when extended, holdsthe arm 58 in horizontal position and which, when bent upwardly, lowersthe free portion of said arm for the purpose hereinafter explained. Atthe lower end of the upper portion of this brace is secured the loop oreye 62, to which is secured the end of the rope 63, which passesforwardly over the small sheave or pulley 64 on the side of the post 56,and is provided at its front end with the hand-ring 65, which is locatednear the seat 66 for the driver. Upon the upper side of the crane-arm 58rests the adjustable or extension bar 67, which is formed with the point68 at its free end for entering the previously-bound shock and assistingin swinging the same out of the shocking-chamber 49 and depositing it invertical position upon the ground. This pointed bar is provided at itsinner end with the guide-loop 69, which embraces the crane-arm 58 and islongitudinally movable thereon through the twoarmed bracket 61 and theguide-loop 70, the latter being bolted to the free end of said arm.Also, upon the upper sideof this bar 67, and arranged in the upper endsof said two-armed bracket and the latter guide-loop is mountedthelongitudinally-movable short bar 71,which is provided at its free endwith the curved or bow-shaped former 72. By the adjustment of this shortbar and its former back and forth,

shocks of different sizes can be made in the shocking-chamber; also,said bar and its former are held in the positions to which the operatoradjusts them by the spring-pressed pin 73, which is attached to theinner side of the two-armed bracket 61 and projections into either ofthe holes 74, formed in the inner side of said bar, as shown in Fig. 1.Upon the upper surface of the former 72 is secured a pair of ordinarygripping-jaws 75 for holding one end of the cord or wire 76, which isused for binding the shock, the other end of said cord or wire beingheld by another pair of gripping-jaws 77, similar to an ordinarywire-stretcher, which is secured to the end of the chain or rope 78,which leads forwardly over the small pulley 79, which is also securedupon the upper surface of said former near the jaws 75, and is securedat its inner end to the Windlass 80, which is journaled in the crane-arm58 and in the bracket 81 near the inner end thereof, and which whenrevolved by the driver draws said chain or rope inwardly, tightens orbinds the cord or wire 76 around the shock, and leaves its ends inproper proximity for being tied or twisted by the operator. To the outerside of the rear wall 47 of the shocking-chamber49 is secured the box 82for containing the pieces of cord or wire which are employed for bindingthe shocks.

. After the shock has been shaped and bound, as described, and it isdesired to remove the same from the shocking-chamber the pointed bar 67is slid outwardly and passed through the shock, after which the latteris raised, swung out of said chamber by the crane 57, and depositedvertically upon the ground by the following mechanisms and operations:

Between the uprights 54 and 83, which are 'a shear out.

secured to the main frame and support the front wall 46 of saidshocking-chamber, is arranged the lifting-slide 84, which is composed ofthe horizontal and Vertical arms 85 and 86, the latter being held inplace, so as to permit of its Vertical movement by the bracket or loop87, which is secured to the upright 54 near its upper end. To the lowerend of the arm 86 is pivoted the forwardly-extending lever 88, which isfulcrumed upon the short standard 89 and arranged to be operated by thefoot of the driver. Pivoted to the vertical arm 86 of the slide 84 isthe horizontal lever 90, which is fulcrumed at or near its center andnotched at its outer end for receiving the forward end of the latch 91,which is rigidly secured to the outside of the door 48 of theshocking-chamber49. When the front end of the foot-lever 88 isdepressed, its rear end will raise the lifting-slide 84 and the innerend of the lever 90, which will cause the outer end of the latter to bemoved downwardly and its notch to be disengaged from said latch, theresult being that the door 48 will first be opened and then the shockswung out of said chamber by the crane 57 and the pointed bar 67 anddeposited upon the ground. It has been found necessary to enlarge thebases or bottoms of shocks of corn, so that they will stand firmly whenplaced upon the ground, and for this purpose the forked spreader 92 issecured to the bottom of the chamber 49 in a slightly-raised position,as shownin Fig. 2, and is so arranged that its arms or forks willproject beyond the right end of said bottom and through the recess 93,formed in the base of the door 48, as shown most plainly in Fig. 4. Asthe shocks are moved out of said chamber the inner pointed end of saidforked spreader will enter their bases and widen them to an extent whichwill insure them firm support upon the ground.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings is shown a doubleedged V-shaped knife orcutter attached to the reciprocated bar 16; but it is sometimesdesirable, for different kinds of corn, to substitute and use atwo-edged knife or cutter '94, of construction shown in Fig; 5, whichhas a V-shaped notch, and may be either made in one piece or, as shown,in the two sections 95, which are formed with the slots 96,. throughwhich the screws 97 pass for adj ustably and removably securing them tothe reciprocated bar 16. If desired, the edges of these cutters may bereciprocated over steel plates secured to the sides of the timbersforming thelower portions of the chain-frames 19, so asto effect At thefront of the machine is secured the usual pole or tongue 99, and at therear and to theleft thereof is mounted the rein-holder 100.

In addition to what is obvious and above explained in relation to theoperation of my improved corn-harvester, it may be further stated thatwhen the same is in action, with the operator standing upon the bottomof the shocking-chamber, and when the, driver has IIO moved theshifting-lever 8 and placed the slidingpinion G in engagement with thecogged inner rim 5 of the traction or drive wheel 4 motion will beimparted to the power-transmitting or main shaft 7 and communicatedthrough the train of gearing described to the reciprocating knife orcutter-bar 16 and to the endless sprocket-chains. Then, as the machineis advanced, the downwardly-inclined V-shaped guide-rods 35 will raisethe fallen or inclined stalks of corn and guide them between theforwardly-flared frames 19, where, with the straight stalks, they willbe caught by thepron gs or spurs 28 on said endless sprocket-chains andheld for the action of the knife or cutter. Then, after the severanceand d uring the rearward passageof said stalks, they will be receivedupon the floor 40 and conveyed by the spurred chains into thepackingchamberel, in numbers sutiicient to form successive sheaves,where they accumulate against the spring-held gate 42, and act withsufficient pressure to open the same and enable the operator to receivesaid sheaves intermittingly and place them against the curved orbow-shaped former 72 until enough have accumulated to form a shock ofthe size desired. Then the cord or wire 76, a portion of which, near oneend, having previously been secured between the grippingjaws '75, ispassed around the shock and attached near its opposite end to thegripping-jaws 77, which are attached to the rear end of the chain orrope '78, which extends forwardly to the windlass 80, which is operatedby the driver for winding up said chain or rope and thus tightening saidcord or wire around and binding the shock. Then the ends of said cord orwire are tied or twisted by the operator, when the shock will be incondition for removal from the shocking-chamber 49, which is effected bythe operator passing the pointed bar 67 through said shock, by hisremoval of the gripping-jaws 75 and 77 from the tightened cord or wire,by the driver depressing the front end of the foot-lever 88, whichraises its rear end and also the lifting-slide 84, which operates thedevices for unfastening the door 48 and raises the rear end of thecrane'arm 5S, thepointed bar 67, and the shock impaled upon the latterby the operator or driver swinging said crane-arm and its attaehmen tsto the right and the shock out of the shocking-chamber, the shock duringthis movement having its base spread out or enlarged by the forkedspreader 92 and by the driver lowering or inclining the rear portion ofsaid cranearm and the pointed bar for the purpose of permitting theshock to slide from the latter and drop upon the ground at the rightside of the machine, which he effects by pulling upon the hand-ring ofthe rope 63 and moving the joint 60 of the two-part brace 59 upwardly.After the shock has been deposited npon the ground the crane-arm and itsattachments are raised to their horizontal position by pressing upon andstraightening said two-part brace, after which they are moved back intooperative position over said shocking-chamber, adjusted, and the door ofthe latter closed, when the machine will be ready for further operation.\Vhile the binding and delivery of the shock and the return of thecrane-arm and its attachments to their operative positions are beingeifected it is necessary to temporarily suspend the forward movement ofthe machine.

It will be obvious that many formal changes can be made in theconstruction of my improved corn-harvester, and that the gearing fordriving its several parts can be greatly varied without departing fromthe spirit of my invention; that the provision of the comparativelylarge sprocket-wheels 30, which are loosely journaled upon thespring-pressed crank-shafts 29, is very important, as the lower endlesspronged or spurred sprocket-chains can thereby be kept .under propertension and brought nearer together or placed farther apart, as the cornmay be small or large; that if the corn has been sowed in drills theconstruction of knife or cutter 0% (shown in Fig. 5) can be substitutedfor the one shown in Fig. 1; that many of the parts can be differentlyarranged, and that they are capable of employment in other machines thanthe one I have invented.

Having thus fully described the construction and arrangement orcombination of the several parts of my invention, its operation,capabilities, and advantages, what I claim as new is- 1. In acorn-harvester, the combination, with the main frame, of the verticalframes rising from said main frame and diverging at their front ends,upper and lower pairs of sprocket-wheels journaled in said verticalframes and means for driving the same, upper and lower sproeketchainsupon said sprocket-wheels, a knife or cutter below said chains, andspring-pressed guide-wheels above the cutter to normally press the lowerchains toward each other, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with the conveying and cuttingmechanisms, of the packing-chamber, the shocking-chamber, thespring-actuated gate located at the rear end of said packing-chamber andbeyond the delivery end of the chains, said gate being adapted to beopened by the pressure of the stalks and to be closed by thespringpressure thereon, substantially as described.

3. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamber and acurved or bowshaped former against which sheaves of stalks are assembledand which is provided with a pair of gripping-jaws, of a cord or wireheld thereby and another pair of movable grippingjaws for said cord orwire, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4:. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shoeking-chamber and ahorizontallyadjustable curved or bowshaped former against which sheavesof stalks are assembled and which is provided with a pair of gripping-jaws, of a cord or wire held thereby and another pair of movablegripping-jaws for said cord or wire, substantially as described.

5. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamber and acurved or bowshaped former against which sheaves of stalks are assembledand which is provided with a pair of gripping-jaws, of a cord or wireheld thereby, another pair of movable grippingaws for said cord or wire,a chain or rope attached to said movable jaws at one end,'and a Windlassfor winding up its other end, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

6. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamber and acurved or bow-shaped former, a short horizontally-adjustable bar, towhich said former is secured, formed with holes in its side, and aspringpressed pin arranged to fit in either of said holes, of a pair ofgripping-jaws secured to said former, another pair of movablegripplng-jaws, and a cord or wire held near its ends by said pairs ofgripping-jaws, substantially as and for the purpose described.

7. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamber, of ahorizontallymovable crane provided with a horizontallyprojecting arm anda pointed bar adapted to slide longitudinally upon said arm,substantially as and for the purpose described.

8. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamber, of ahorizontallymovable crane provided with a horizontallyprojecting armpivoted to move in a vertical plane and a longitudinally-movable pointedbar mounted upon said arm, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

9. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamber, ot' ahorizontallymovable crane provided with a horizontallyprojecting armpivoted to move in a vertical plane, a longitudinally-movable pointedbar mounted upon said arm, and means for raising the free ends of saidarm and bar, substantially as and for the purpose described.

10. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamber, of ahorizontallymovable crane provided with a horizontallyprojecting armpivoted to move in a vertical plane, a longitudinally-movable pointedbar mounted upon said arm, and means for raising the free ends of saidarm and bar, said means comprising a lifting-slide composed ofhorizontal and vertical arms, and a foot-lever connected to the lowerend of the latter arm, substantially as described.

11. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamberprovided with a normally-fastened door, of a horizontally-movable craneprovided with a horizontally-pro jecting arm pivoted to move in avertical plane, a longitudinally-movable pointed bar mounted upon saidarm, and means for siniultaneously raising said arm and bar anduni'astening said door, substantially as and for the purpose described.

12. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamberprovided with a door having a latch and a horizontal lever having anotch in its outer end for engagement with said latch, of avertically-movable lifting-slide pivoted to the inner end of said leverfor disengaging said latch and notched lever, substantially asdescribed.

13. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamberprovided with a door having a latch and a' horizontal lever? pivoted tothe frame and having a notch in its outer end for engagement with saidlatch, of a vertically-movable lifting-slide pivoted to the inner end ofsaid lever for disengaging said latch and notched lever, and afoot-lever connected to the lower end of said slide, substantially asdescribed.

14. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamber, of ahorizontally movable crane provided with a horizontallyprojecting armpivoted to move in a vertical plane, a longitudinally-movable pointedbar mounted upon said arm, and means for lowering said arm and bar fordepositing a bound shock in vertical position upon the ground,substantially as described.

15. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamber, of ahorizontallymovable crane provided with a horizontallyprojecting armpivoted to move in a vertical plane, a longitudinally-movable pointedbar mounted upon said arm, and means for lowering said arm and bar fordepositing a bound shock in vertical position upon the ground,

said means including a two-part brace pivotally connected to said crane,substantially as described.

16. In a corn-harvester, the combination,

with a shocking-chamber, of a horizontally movable crane provided with'ahorizontallyprojecting arm piy oted to move in a vertical plane, alongitudinally-movable pointed bar mounted upon said arm, and means forlowering said arm and bar for depositing a bound. shock in verticalposition upon the ground, said means including a two-part bracepivotally connected to said crane and a forwardlyleading rope,substantially as described.

17. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamber, of ahorizontallymovable crane provided with a horizontallyprojecting armpivoted to move in a vertical plane, a longitudinally-movable pointedbar mounted upon said arm, means for raising said bar and arm whileprojecting over said chamber, and means for lowering them while movedfrom over the same for depositing a bound shock in vertical positionupon the ground, substantially as described.

18. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamber, of ahorizontallymovable crane provided with a horizontallyprojecting armpivoted to move in a vertical IIO plane, a longitudinally-movablepointed bar mounted upon said arm, a lifting-slide for raising said barand arm while extending over said chamber, and a two-part bracepivotally connected to said crane for lowering them while moved fromover said chamber for depositing a bound shock in vertical position uponthe ground, substantially as described.

19. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamberprovided with a slightly-raised V-shaped spreader upon its bottom forenlarging the bases of corn-shocks, of a horizontally-movable crane formoving said shocks over said spreader and means for lowering them fromsaid spreader an d chamber, substantially as described.

20. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamberprovided with a slightly-raised V- shaped spreader upon its bottomforenlarging the bases of corn-shocks, of means for moving said shocksover said spreader and delivering them from said chamber, said meanscomprising a vertical rotatable shaft journaled in the frame and anextensible horizontal arm pivoted to said vertical shaft and capable ofswinging thereon in a vertical plane and having its swinging endsharpened or pointed, substantially as shown and described.

21. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with a shocking-chamberprovided With a spreader upon its bottom for enlarging the bases ofcorn-shocks, of means for moving said shocks over said spreader anddelivering them from said chamber, said means consisting of ahorizontally-movable crane having a horizontally-projecting arm pivotedto move in a vertical plane, a longitudinallymovable pointed bar mountedthereon, alifting-slide for raising said bar and arm while extendingover said chamber, and a two-part brace pivotally connect-ed to saidcrane for lowering them while moved from over said chamber,substantially as described.

The herein-disclosed corn-harvester, comprising the conveying andcutting mechanisms, the packing-chamber, the springelosed gate at therear end thereof, the shocking-chamber having a spreader upon its bottomand a door at its end, the binding devices, the horizontally-movablecrane having a horizontally-projecting arm pivoted to move in a Verticalplane, a longitudinallymovable pointed bar mounted thereon, means forraising said bar and arm while projecting over said chamber, and meansfor lowering them while moved from over said chamber, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix m y signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE \V. LONG.

\Vitnesses:

W. H. NORRIS, A. BLAIR.

